Pie pan



May 4 1926.

F. S. BRISCOE PIE PAN Filed Jan. 7, 1925 INVENTOR. I iheqf sfflrds'eoe/6fl/LZ TGRNEK Patented May 4, 1926.

UNITED STATES FRED s. BRISCOE, or FRANCISCO, oALI'ronNIA.

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7 Application filed January 7, 1925. Serial No. 1,104.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED S Bnrsoon, a

citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and usefulPie Pan, of which the following is a specification in such full andclear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to con struct anduse the same.

' This invention relates to a pie pan especially intended for bakers tofacilitate the rapid manufacture of pics in bakeries, and its object isto provide for cutting the rolled outdough quickly.

Another object of the invention 'is to pro- Vide means whereby a seriesof such pans may be connected together to enable a number of the pies tobe handled at one time, and to enable a number of the pies to be made atone time, the cut off pieces of dough dropping upon the table when thepies are made. r

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

An. embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings inwhich the same reference numeral is applied to the same portionthroughout, but I am aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of one of the pie pans.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the pie pans with a portion shownin sec on to illustrate the cutter.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of one set of pie p ns connected together.

Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the pan showr in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the holders to 40 which the four pans are to beconnected.

The pan is of the ordinary form with a flat bottom 1, bevel edge 2 andhorizontal edge 3. However, in addition to the horizontal edge 3, it isprovided with a substan tially vertical edge 4:.

When a series of the pans are to be connected together, each pan isprovided with a hole as shown at 5 and 6 to allow the several pans to beriveted together at 7 and 8 pan.

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- ing two members flared to fit under the edges on the frame 9; theframe 9 consists of two flat metal bars riveted together at 10, 11 and12, while they are flared'outwardly at 13 to 20 inclusive to fit theflaring edge of the pie In practice, a series of one or more of the pansis placed upon a table with their upwardly extending knife edges incontact. A sheet of dough is then spread over all of the pans. Thissheet of dougli'is then pushed down by the workman until it touches thepan sufficiently to allow the fruit or filling for the pile .to beplaced in position, thereupon the sheet of dough forming the cover ofthe pie is placed over all of the pies, after which a roller wide enoughto contact with at least one row of pies is run over the dough. Thiscauses the cutters at the edge of the pans to cut through both layers ofa dough and compress them together so that they will stick at the edgeswhen the pies are baked. The pieces of dough out o& at the edges of thepie fall on-the table and after the filling the pies are lifted, up andplaced in the oven and the table may be seraped'to lVhat 1 claim is asfollows, but modifications may be made in carrying out the inventionshown in the drawing and in the above particularly described formthereof, within the purview of the invention.

1. In a pie pan, means for baking pies which comprises a series of panshaving pe-, ripheral cutting edges and a frame comprisof the pans and towhich said pans are riveted, and means to secure said frames to-j getherbetween each pan and the adjacent pan.

2. Ihe combination of a series of eonnecta ed flared baking pans, eachpan having a cutting edge surrounding it, and spacedfrom its flaredside, whereby a series of pie b0t-' toms and sides may be cut from asheet of dough at oneoperation.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of Dec.,A. D. 19243.

FRED s BRIsoon

